February 13Wednesday

February 13, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church HallRoger Squires, a trustee of the London Canal Museum, will give an illustrated talk about the history of Regent’s Canal and provide a visual tour of the current waterway.
The Regent’s Canal received i…Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk

March 13Wednesday

March 13, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church HallCharles Dickens (1812 – 1870) lived through a period of enormous change in postal communication. He was a prolific letter-writer, sending over 14,000 letters to more than 2,500 different corresponden…Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk

May 8Wednesday

May 8, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church HallHugh Petrie, the Heritage Officer for the London Borough of Barnet, will give an illustrated talk on the Alan Lawrence Collection which was recently left to the London Borough of Barnet, and contain…Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk

June 12Wednesday

June 12, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church HallWe all know that the Bayeux tapestry (which is not actually a tapestry at all) tells us about the Battle of Hastings, doesn’t it?
Actually, the tapestry tells us far more. Generally regarded as one o…Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk

October 9Wednesday

October 9, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church HallDr Helen Fry has written extensively on the Second World War and her talk will focus on the British intelligence operation at Trent Park. During the war, British intelligence bugged the conversatio…Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk

February 12Wednesday

February 12, 2020 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church HallThis talk is about the ancient custom of Beating the Bounds which has seen many revivals in the present, with all its eccentric accompaniments. Mark Lewis will give a detailed account and look at the…Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk